City Planning to !
Keep Water Pure
Day Coming When No Sewage
Is Dumped in
Stream.
Washington, Dec. 1.—The day may
pome in American city planning when
no sewage or other pollution will be
clumped Into streams, according to
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cummlng,
director of the United States public
health service.
Dr. Cummlng regards stream pollu
tion as a "civic crime," but one that
is now necessary In certain Instances
because of prevailing conditions. He
declared that his mall Is heavy with
protests of stream pollution and sug
gestions for its avoidance. Nearly ail
come from city planning and women’s
organizations which wish to preserve
to the country the beautiful creeks
and rivers as the Indians left them.
"We have gone through the sur
face closet stage and we shall no
doubt get beyond the stage which
legalizes and approves emptying the
waste of our cities into the streams,"
Dr. Cummlng declared. "There are
other legitimate uses of streams which
are in sharp conflict with the pollu
tion habit. Bathing In rivers and
creeks, boating, water sports, hydro
planing and fishing must be taken
Into consideration.
"Our streams are normally made
for all the people to enjoy, and they
lend themselves naturally to many
local plans for parks. Potomac park
here In Washington, for instance, ex
tends about two miles along the rievr.
To empty Washington's trunk line
sewers above it would seriously dam
age It. Ail this is entirely aside from
the aspect of health. Even rivers
cannot be expected to properly carry
into the sea all the harmful germs
with which they are burdened.
— "Tanneries and chemical concerns
*Ike fertilizer factories need to dis
charge into streams. These dis
charges often kill fish and shell fish.
The requirements of such establish
ments must be considered. In order
to save a million dollars' worth of
oysters In Chesapeake bay it might
not be equitable to require Norfolk
to put In a *10.000.000 septic system.
On ifee other hand, there would be
many advantages in a great sewagf
disposal plant.
“At Atlantic City some years ago a
similar case came tip. Fishermen and
bathers complained of sewage running
nearby into the Atlantic. We reme
died the dift'culty by emptying the
waste farther away.
"The sewage question is one the
most vital with which the modern
city has to deal. It is the first that
city planners consider, and I am glad
that we have made substantial prog
ress toward solving it. There are
many evidences that In future It will
lie entirely solved. Mill neighborhoods
bousing thousands of people now de
stroy sewage with chemicals instead
of pouring it into streams. This idea
is extending to all communities.'’
The public health service is now
working on the most exhaustive treat
i ent of stream pollution it has ever
undertaken, and booklets on the sub
let will be ready for issue about
premier 15.
I*i-i I ret Your Table.
WiV a piece of waxed paper under
the r nil r piece upon which your
v ;-.s ■ of flowers is to be placed. Some
i.i.c.s the. dampness causes the linen
t■ > stick to the table and ruins the
•finish.
Name It for Five Smackers, or If You’ll Come
Close One Bullet WillBe Sent to Youby Air Mail
tMtom vat Trftm Mm -'*** *
No doubt this week's picture will strike a responsive chord In the
nd lead to new flights of genius.
Thp wit who gets under the editor's guard will receive the usual firi
vive the horrors of the editorial star chamber will receive the customar
printed it means you ate doing good work, whatever the heading of the <
not a slap in the face.
How It s Done.
Write your title, name and art
dress on a piece of paper and mail
to the Title Contest Editor, The
Omaha Bee. Omaha, Neb.
Each contestant may submit as
many titles as he chooses, but each
should be written upon a separate
sheet of paper.
N'o title should contain more
than 12 words.
The contest closes Wednesday
at midnight.
bight and nimble wits turned in a
bulk of heavy correspondence again
last week. Iowa came back strong
with 109 contestants, while there was
a title from Illinois for the first time.
Entries are as follows:
Nebraska . 380
'■uva . 109
■li:-souri . 30
Illinois . I
South llakola. I
Total . 5SI
The scales of justice present the
following balances:
First Pri?.e.
“Penny Wise, Pounds Full
ish;” C. E. Simpson, 1228 Q
street, Lincoln, Neb. (What’s
in a name?)
Second Prize.
“Oh! That Thy Weigh# Were My
Weigh#!” Mrs. Alta Leonard, Stuart,
Neb. (.Ach, well!)
"If He Lose# His Balance She'll
Double the Amount.” Floyd Axtell,
Carleton. Neb. (A scanty estimate.)
"The Poor Kish She Caught Got a
Weigh.’’ Harry Piburii. Malvern, la.
iRut she smashed the scales.)
“He Got a Wife hut He Can't Hold
Her.” Ruth Z. Young, Atlantic, la.
(Not and survive.)
R. W. Powell, Kearney, Neb. (That
was a good title, hut it got away
from us on the way to the scales.)
Honorable Mention.
"His ixiss and tier (tain. A-(Jain
Closed Car Comfort
Equipped with a heater of exceptional
capacity, and «with doors and windows
snugly weather-stripped, the Business Sedan
is invitingly warm on the coldest days.
You discover, too, that the seat-backs are
perfectly tilted for maximum ease; that the
seats themselves are generously deep and
upholstered in blue Spanish leather of the
finest quality.
These impressions of interior comfort are
further emphasized when the car gets
under way, and you experience the admi
rable balance and buoyancy of the new
spring suspension.
Buiinen Sedan-$1250 f. e. h Detroit—$1305 delivered
O’BRIEN-DAVIS AUTO CO.
2STII AND HARNEY STS. TEL. HARNEY 0123
Sales and Service Branches at
Council Bluff*, la.
Denleon, la.
breasts of many Title Contest fans
it prize of $5. The five next wjio sur
$1 apiece. And If you get your title
olurtin. The comment Is an accolade.
and A-Gain." R. II. Slocumb. (Cannot
be gain said.)
"She's More Than His Better Half.”
Mrs. Charles Hatch. Coin, Ia. (Im
mensely more.)
"An Investment—Big Returns for
Her Money.” J. E. Hayworth. MInne
Lusa. (A case where dividends are
more desirable than a large balance.)
"When He Gets Away, She'll Get
A-Welgh." A. Asher, Omaha.
"Savolrdupois." C. E. Simpson,
Lincoln. (O lala, oui, oui )
“She Has Lots He'd Like to Own.”
Elsie M. Nielson. Underwood, Ia.
(Looks more like tons.)
"The Great White Weigh.” L. T.
Brooking, Funk, Neb. (Welcome
home, brother!!
"Will She Go Over the Top?”
F. F. Hopkins, Shenandoah, Ia. (More
likely down through the floor.)
"She Has a Indicate Little Weigh
With Iter" Mrs. N. S. Brown, Oma
ha. iSo that's w hat the small object
is!)
"A. Weighty Mater.” Lena Baker,
Rushville, Mo. (And a childish pater.)
"A Girl With the Limber Lost.”
Lena Baker, Rushville, Mo. (And no
butterfly either.)
' She Has a Copper Still: Will She
Give Herself a Weigh?” C. C. Bump,
I'ouncil Bluffs. Ia. (Her mash is not
strong enough )
"Man Succumbs to a Woman's
Way. Mrs. E. W. McGowan, Loma,
,\>h. (He isn't doing it.)
"Survival of the Fattest.” Sam
i\leckc-fsky, Council Bluffs. la. (This
theory carries some weight.)
"There Will Re No Kick on a Short
Weight.” A. F. Moore, Rlattsroouth,
Neh. (if she kicks she'll break the
st ales 1
' Playing the Beales.” E. Plnske.
Bayard. Neh. (With a light and a
heavy touch )
"The Weigh of * Man With a
Maid.” Mrs. lira May, Omaha; Dick
ufnagie, Uti'«fr, Neb. (They gener
ally weigh more than that—with a
maid 1
"She Held the Copper end He Got
a 'Weigh." G. C. Chambers. Kirk
ville, Mo. But took nothing witli
him.I
"While He \ya« Fading Away. She
look On Atefifll.w" Mrs. Otto Plond,
Audubon. Ia Mrs. W. M. Grablll.
Harlan, la. fit jecn)S they do that
way, in lowai^) •
—
Colleges Called to
State Fire Meeting
Lincoln. Psp. 1,—Inspector L J.
Butcher of tint, «i o tnartJvH s
office, notIfieil ;9 collets fraternities
and 17 sororities of Lincoln lo send
representatives to the nisrshnl's of
fice next Monday to discuss steps to
ho taken to comply with regulations
of the slate. A recent Inspection, It
was staled. 1ms shown that a ma
lorlty of the fraternity and sorority
houses ha'o t.een found larking In
fire escapes.
Cripple Is Killed in
Lincoln Switch Yards
Lincoln, . 1V«L Ridley,
veteran ernplpjd pf the Missouri
F’aciflc raft rood company, wns killed
In tin railroad yard*. when a passen
ger train Ip* tynj Just brought to th«*
depot preparatory to Martin* on
11pi trip run over him a* he alighted
while the train wap moving Ridley
waa a cripple and Ip supposed to have
miftecd his footing.
Is Auto Deadly Weapon?
fYyptal Lake. III., l>*< l I* nn
automobile a pleasure vehicle "r "
deadly weapon? Thlp unestIon will
come up In the trial #»f Iran Hut* bln
non and A. William Hoiiaon of «'r>#»
tnl Lake The young tnen were
charged With nneault with a deadly
weapon on the 'person of Leo T. Ad
dison, the deadly weapon" being
an automobile. An automobile driven
by Addition whs struck by a car In
which the two (Vyetul Lake men
were riding, Addison a machine turn
log over,
I —> - bt..b ‘ •> «-W
Recluse Lives
in Yacht Palace
American Has Gorgeous Craft
Anchored Near Mouth
of Thames.
Brlghtliegsea, England, Cfee. 1.—
mysterious American millionaire who
for 34 years has lived the life of a
recluse on a stationary yacht,
anchored In a dreary creek at the
mouth of th* Thames, is exciting the
curiosity of the natives of Essex
county.
“Mr. Brown,” as the millionaire Is
known, lias just returned to his old
quarters after being away for a few
weeks owing to the yacht being over
hauled at Wivenhoe, a little fishing
village some seven miles away. But
while the Valfrayia, as the vessel Is
called, was in dry dock he never let
her out of sight. (
He took rooms at the hotel at
Wivenhoe, where he had blazing fires
kept burning day and night. He had
one of the crew keep sentry-go out
side in the bedroom, and Mr. Brown
occupied the couch in the living room.
His only excursion was a morning
and afternoon visit to the yacht.
Now he lias returned to his old
quarters, on which he is reported to
have spent over $100,000. He has on
board a private secretary, two stew
ards, a cook, an engineer, a ship’s car
penter and several other odd men.
Watches are kept at night just as re
ligiously as though the vessel were at
sea.
Nobody is allowed to approach the
boat, which is only a few minutes’
pull by boat front the landing stage.
One of the crew goes ashore for ev
erything that is needed. All Mr.
Brown’s meals are cooked on board
and served in the cabin in the most
luxurious fashion.
No one seems to have fathomed
the mystery of this Quixotic million
aire'* queer mode of Ufa The local
account Is that he had an unfortunate
love affair in hie youth and declared
he would never return to America,
but why he shoald choose to live In
e InneKa backwater has never been
discovered.
For many years he gave liberally
to local dharlties, presenting a rlght
lingsea, also, with a recreation
ground, a new- school and a new hos
pital, but after a lawsuit with the
British government when he was or
dered to pay income tax on an esti
mated income of $100,000 a year, he
has been less gnerous. But he still
maintains a large number of sailor
pensioners, and every Christmas he
sets aside a substantial sum to be dis
tributed to the local poor.
Now the English newspapers have
become interested in this strange fig
ure, and it may be that his real iden
tity and history will be revealed.
Capitol Cost Will
Not Exceed $7,000,000
Lincoln, Dec. J.—State Engineer
Roy Cochrane, secretary of the state
capitol commission, who, together
with Walter Head of Omaha and W\
K. Hardy nf Lincoln, members of
ihe commission, constitute the sub
committee that is compiling a report
on the advisability of the commis
sion exercising an oplion whereby It
can chans* th* salary contract with
Architect Ooodhue. said that In the
opinion of the subcommittee the final
cost of the building will not exceed
$7,000,000. Th* original appropriation
made bv the legislature was $5,000,
000. On the new estimate the salaiy
of the architect, based on a « pev
rent commission basis, will b*
$420,000. At present the architect it
employed on a $25,000 a year basis
with travel and other allowances.
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